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bespokeinvest.typepad.com - 6/7/2009
Jobs Report Better Than Expected
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Today's Non-Farm Payrolls report showed a loss of 345,000 jobs in the month of May. Estimates were for a loss of 520,000 jobs, so the actual number came in better than expected by 175,000 jobs. Below is a scatter chart that compares the monthly Non-Farm Payrolls report number to the difference ...
Job Market Sucks Somewhat Less than Expected
crossingwallstreet.com - 6/5/2009
Job Market Sucks Somewhat Less than Expected
— crossingwallstreet.com — The jobs numbers are out today. Unemployment hit 9.4% last month and the nonfarm payrolls fell by... 345,000 which was much less than the 525,000 loss Wall Street was expecting. (more) Job Market Sucks Somewhat Less than Expected

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blog.optionsmentoring.com - 6/5/2009
May Jobs Report Holds Key
— blog.optionsmentoring.com — 8:15am I’m starting this blog before the Jobs Report comes out… The Labor Department will release figures... that are expected to show a total of 520,000 jobs were lost in the month of May. Wall Street is betting on this number to hold or come in lower. If that figure holds, it would be ... (more) May Jobs Report Holds Key

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marketnewslive.blogspot.com - 6/5/2009
Video: 06/05 Economy Lost 345,000 Jobs in May
— marketnewslive.blogspot.com — 06/05/09 The economy continues to shed jobs but at a slower rate than before, but there is... still room for caution. (more) Video: 06/05 Economy Lost 345,000 Jobs in May

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Words from the (investment) wise June 7, 2009
The Big Picture — ... Employment losses were far lower than expected in May, with non-farm payrolls declining by 345,000, well below the expected 520,000. Bespoke prepared a scatter chart that compares the monthly non-farm payrolls data with the difference between the actual number and the estimates. Going back to 1998, this month’s report appears to be an outlier. Although still one of the weakest job reports over the last 11 years, it was also the third-best when comparing actual data to estimates. ...

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